Studio MK27's Gama Issa House is a ''pure white box'' wrapping everything with flashy transperancy in Brazil.

It is ten o'clock at night.I use this moment of rare calm and solitude to design the new house.I look through the window and parked in front of the building is a BMW X5.A young man of about 27 slides out of the car with a stunning blonde fearfully clutching her Prada bag.An almost-black ,almost beggar approaches asking if he can watch the car for R$ 5,00.They go into a Japanese restaurant.On the radio,which I will turn off within ten seconds,there is talk of the most recent kidnapping and a prison rebellion.

I read my notes of the first meeting with the clients,a couple in advertising.We spoke of an enormous library in the living-room with double high ceilings,enormous windows opening completely to the garden,a pool 3x30m,a kitchen with an orange lunch table in the center,two simmetric marble staircases lit by focused natural light,a precisely detailed work studio,spaces of rare and elegant proportions which always relate to the exterior differently,white textures,an Eero Aarnio ball club chair,minimalism,the 60's,electronic music,Stockhausen Cage,the latest issue of Visionaire magazine,a recipe for spaghetti al mare and finally ''My Uncle'' by Jacques Tati.

I think of a single enormous volume wrapping everything;a white box.In Sao Paulo,we don't need to be concerned about environmental coherence,it is total chaos,the most absolute chaos.In this city,the world's ugliest,which overflows energy,vibrant like no other,loved and hated,anything that is projected will be totally integrated into the city.Ah,yes,don't let me forget an enormous wall protecting the house,covered in natural wood(maybe from the last tree of the Amazon),and which,certainly,will be completely covered by grafitti giving the final touch in perfect harmony with the environment.

All Photos © Arnaldo Pappalardo

Project Facts

Location:Brasil

Architect:Marcio Kogan/co-architect:Diana Radomysler,Gisela Zilberman/Interior Design:Diana Radomysler

Team:Oswaldo Pessano

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